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1 SewerLeaks September2015 APublicationoftheLosAngelesBasinSectionoftheCaliforniaWaterEnvironmentAssociation Featuring: Page2:30 th AnnualWateRuseSymposium,Seattle,WA Page3:Tri=StateSeminar:GuardiansofWater,LasVegas,NV Page4:OneWater:CraftingReliableandResilientWaterSources,Los Angeles,CA Page5:2015CollectionSystemsSeminar,Hawthorne,CA SewerShoutsAnnouncementsFreshFromthePipes 2015LABSAwardsNominations Knowanoutstandingprofessional,treatmentplant,orprogram?Nominatethemforthe2015LABSAwards.Eachyear,LABS, CWEAandWEFpresentawardstodeservingprofessionalsinthewaterpollutioncontrolfield.Theseprestigiousawards acknowledgepersonalachievementanddedicationtotheprofession.nowisthetimeforyoutonominatethosedeserving individualsandprograms. AwardswillbegivenoutattheLABSAnnualAwardsBanquetinearly2016.ThewinnerineachcategoryisforwardedontoCWEA tocompeteatthestatelevel.cweawillforwardanystatewinnersincategoriescorrespondingwithwef'sawardcategoriesto WEF. ThenominationformsforallLABS2015awardsarethesameastheformsusedatthestatelevelbyCWEA.The2015Awards NominationFormsarelocatedathttp:// ThecriteriaforwinningaLABSawardarethesameaswinningthestatelevel(CWEA)award.Thecriteriaforeachawardis locatedat: InstructionsforapplyingforaLABSaward: 1.Applicantsmustuseandsubmitthiscoverletterwithallcompletedawardnominationforms.Otherformatswillnotbeaccepted. edandfaxedsubmittalswillnotbeaccepted.Applicantsmustanswerallquestionsthatfollow.Submittedmaterialwillnotbe returned. 2.Sendcompletedawardsnominationpackageto: RMCWater&Environment 2400Broadway,Suite300 SantaMonica,CA90404 Attention:MiluskaPropersi 3.Sendsixcopiesofthecompletednominationform. 4.Thenominatorwillbenotifiedthatthenominationformhasbeenreceived. 5.AllnominationsmustbereceivedorpostmarkedbyNovember20, Nomineeswillbecontactedregardinginterviews,ifnecessary. 7.LABSwillsendtheapplicationforthesuccessfulnominee(LABSAwardWinner)totheCWEAforconsiderationinthestatelevel competition. EVALUATIONOFSOURCEWATERCONTROLOPTIONSANDTHEIMPACTOFSELECTED STRATEGIESONDIRECTPOTABLEREUSE byjenniferthompson At the July 2015 LABS dinner meeting, Mr. Sunny Wang presented the findings of an ongoing WateReuse Research Foundation (WRRF) project, evaluating the impact of source water control optionsondirectpotablereuse(dpr).thethree primaryobjectivesoftheresearchprojectwere:1) evaluate upstream wastewater treatment DPR sourcewateranddownstreamadvancedtreatment processes,2)assesstheimpactofhydrauliccontrol mechanisms on influent water quality and flow variations that may stress advanced treatment process for DPR applications, and 3) develop

2 SewerLeaks 2 September2015 sourcewatercontrolstrategiesfordprtreatment performance of advanced water purification trainsinsupportofguidelinedevelopmentfordpr applications. Mr. Wang and his team performed a literature review that documented challenges encountered by various utility partners with different types of source water (e.g. activated sludge process, membranebioreactor,nitrified/denitrifiedeffluent versus non^fully nitrified effluent and others) treated at Advanced Water Purification Facilities (AWPFs). Operating data from the research project sutilitypartnerswasanalyzedtoquantify upstream wastewater treatment impacts on the performanceatawpfsandevaluatetheimpactof processes at OCWD. Based on the data analyzed, thendnsecondaryeffluentenhancedperformance at OCWD s AWPF (e.g. lower transmembrane pressure for the microfiltration system and lower differential pressure in the reverse osmosis system)duetolowerturbidity/solidscontentand potentiallylessorganicmatterinthesourcewater to the AWPF. Similar data analysis is being conductedfortheotherthreecasestudiestoaidin guideline development. Key findings and DPR guidelinerecommendationswillbesummarizedin the WRRF Final Report. The presenter can be contacted at swang@brwncald.com for additional questions. flowequalizationandsourcewaterstoragebuffers on treatment reliability. Four case studies were developed, all with different source waters delivered to existing AWPFs in potable reuse applicationsandincludedthefollowing:1)orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) and Orange County Water District (OCWD), 2) City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation and West Basin MunicipalWaterDistrict,3)CityofSanDiego,and 4)SingaporePublicUtilitiesBoard(PUB). The presentation highlighted the impact of non^ nitrified secondary effluent versus nitrified^ denitrified (NdN) secondary effluent on

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4 DROUGHT SYMPOSIUM LOS ANGELES BASIN S ONE WATER Crafting Reliable and Resilient Water Sources Can the Los Angeles region do more than simply survive droughts? Can LA thrive in a new era of extreme weather? Water professionals are responding to the drought with new ideas and new technologies to boost the reliability and resiliency of our water systems. Hear the latest updates and join the discussion. How can we work together to implement the One Water philosophy? 8:30am Registration & Networking Morning Technical Presentations 9:00am to Noon Water Recycling: Where Do We Go From Here? Kurt Souza, State Water Resources Control Board State of Potable Reuse Rhodes Trussell, Trussell Technologies Author, WateReuse Foundation DPR Report City of LA Stormwater Program Shahram Kharaghani, City of Los Angeles Desal Then and Now TBD LABS & WateReuse Town Hall Forum 12:30pm to 2:00pm Panel featuring LA s Water Resources Managers Moderator Conan Nolan NBC4 Southern California Martin L. Adams Director of Water Operations City of Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Robert C. Ferrante Assistant Chief Engineer and Assistant General Manager Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County Gary Hildebrand Deputy Director Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Traci Minamide Chief Operating Officer City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation Event Moderator Panel Moderator Tuesday, Oct 13 th 8:30am to 2:00pm Includes buffet lunch Japanese American National Museum 100 Central Avenue Jim Clark Black & Veatch Past WEF President Register at Conan Nolan NBC4 Southern California HURRY - tickets will sell-out $25 Members $30 Non-Members $10 Student, Retiree, Regulator or NonProfit Help support this symposium, sponsorship/group table info contact John Robinson jrobinson@johnrobinsonconsulting.com

5 2015 COLLECTION SYSTEMS SEMINAR LOS ANGELES COLLECTION SYSTEMS TRAINING DAY HAWTHORNE MEMORIAL CENTER NOV 5th 7:30am-3pm SAVE THE DATE - NOV. 5th Registration Info Coming Soon City of Hawthorne Memorial Center 3901 W El Segundo Blvd Hawthorne, CA Meals Coffee/donuts Buffet lunch

6 2015LABSSponsors For$information$on$becoming$a$$ sponsor$of$labs,$contact:$ Supplier$of$Pumps$and$Process$Equipment GabrielZink SalesEngineer 22785SaviRanchParkway YorbaLinda,CA92887 Phone: 714=779=0911 Mobile:714=904=7487 ` CHUCK PARSONS GENERAL MANAGER ChrisRasmussen VacallRegionalSalesManager Cellphone:562=533=4635 Chris@ersvacrent.com 17160AlburtisAve. Artesia,CA Engineer Dr. Huntington Beach, CA chuck@sancon.com BruceZimmerman 2011PalomarAirportRdSte303 Carlsbad,CA92011 Ph: (714) Fax: (714) Specialists in Pipeline and Structure Rehabilitation for over 30 years Phone: 760=931=0555 Cell: 714=745=0678 bruce@coombshopkins.com Engineering Excellence In Water & Envirostructure JamesH.Clark,P.E. 800WilshireBlvd.Suite600 LosAngeles,CA90017 Phone: 213=312=3300 Fax: 213=312=3399 clarkjh@bv.com DhiruPatel,P.E. VicePresident 1199S.FullertonRd. CityofIndustry,CA91748 Ph: 969=667=3505Direct 626=912=3391x205Main 626=290=9794Cell Fax: 626=912=2015 Dhiru.Patel@Lee=Ro.com JohnRobinsonConsulting,Inc. A"certified"SBE" JohnRobinson,Principal 1055EastColoradoBlvd.,Suite500 Pasadena,CA91106 (626)375=9389cell jrobinson@johnrobinsonconsulting.com

7 2015LABSSponsors For$information$on$becoming$a$$ sponsor$of$labs,$contact:$ MarjorieDelToro 27422PortolaPrkwySte345 FoothillRanch,CA92610 Office: 949=540=6800x104 Fax: 949=540=6810 Environmental, Health & Safety Training & Consultation Bryan Trussell, P.E. BCEE 232 North Lake Ave, Suite 300 Pasadena, CA Main: (626) Direct: (626) Cell: (626) LouGiordano 3827StoneCanyonAve ShermanOaks,CA91403 Office: 818=386=9785 Fax: 818=386=9780 Cell: 818=486=8450 FlygtProducts RicardoGuanio,SR 11161HarrelStreet MiraLoma,CA91752 Cell: 562=382=3930 Phone: 951=332=3671 Fax: 951=332=3679 IanMackenzie,PE 1049SouthHillSt.,Ste450 LosAngeles,CA90015 Office:213=234=1085 Cell:213=248= KrisBrooks 155BalboaSr.SuiteD=9 SanMarcos,CA92069 Phone: 760=510=8030 Fax: 760=510=8031

8 SewerLeaksEditor c/osophialuu 24501SouthFigueroaStreet Carson,CA90745 Go#PAPERLESS#For#a#COLORFUL# electronic#version#contact:# LABS Board of Directors President C.BryanTrussell (626)486^0569x117 VicePresident ValerieRatto (714)861^2610 Director^at^Large ChrisDeMonbrun (323)342^1567 Director^at^Large HamikAghanian (213)489^1587 Director^Secretary AnneCarayon (562)908^4288x2438 Director^Corporate JohnRobinson (626)375^9389 Director^Treasurer DanielGary (310)830^2400x5316 PastPresident MiluskaPropersi (310)566^6460 LABS Committee Chairs Awards MiluskaPropersi (310)566^6460 CollectionSystems MichaelFlores (858)864^7370 CWEABoardLiaison IanMacKenzie AlecMackie JonGanz (213)765^0251 (213)765^0251 (714)428^4614 NewsletterEditor SophiaLuu (310)816^5000x5531 OperatorCertification FranciscoRamirez (310)648^5857 OutreachCoordinator ErikaBensch (562)908^4288x2836 P3S JohnBoyd (562)908^4288x2907 Programs ValerieRatto (213)312^3329 PublicEducation MichaelSimpson (323)342^6047 Supergroup DanielGary (310)830^2400x5316 TCP BillBarnum ValerieLeone Webmaster JenniferThompson (213)312^3314 YoungProfessionals VeronicaAlvarez (310)886^9890 (562)908^4288x6618 (818)972^1115x117 Address Changes Please contact Dan Gary at (310) x5316 or Save the Date 9/13 9/16 WateReuseSymposium,Seattle,WA 9/24 LABSDinnerandPresentation 9/22 9/24 Tri^State2015Seminar:Guardiansof Water,LasVegas,NV 9/26 9/30 WEFTEC2015,Chicago 10/13 LABS/WateRuseDroughtSymposium: OneWater:CraftingReliableand ResilientWaterSources,LosAngeles 10/22 CWEA/LABSIndustrialWasteTour: GoldenRoadBrewery,LosAngeles,CA 10/22 AttainingaSustainableWet InfrastructureforSouthernCalifornia 11/5 2015CollectionSystemsSeminar, Hawthorne,CA